The Portland daily press., 1887-07-18
Drowned WhIIe Saline.

and vicinity. for violations of the fishery
laws in regard to catching salmon during the
Sunday close time.
Drowned While Sailing.
RocKLANp, July 16.-A sail boat contain
ing Irwin Dyer and Frank Pollard of North
Haven, was upset in the Thoroughfare last
Thursday. Dyer succeeded in swimming
ashore, but Pollard was drowned. He leaves
a widow and five small children.
James c. Blaine, Jr., Takes a Vaca-
tion.
AUGUSTA, July Thames g. Blaine, Jr.,
and wife are expected in Augusta shortly,o on
a vacation visit. They are residing in New
York, where they keep house, living in
fat. Mr. Blaine is in the brokerage business
which he has followed for nearly year.
Death from Paralysis.
BANGOR, July Thames A. lStearns, aged
65 years, had shock of paralysis Friday.
He fell from a load OF hay which he was un-
loading. AT o'clock this morni' he had a
second shock, from which he dieu almost inn
mediately.
Damage to a Schooner.
RocKLAND, July 16.-Schooner John Gil
rard, Capt. Farr, of this port was towed in
here last night, dismantIed, She was in col
lision with the three-masted schooner Will
liam Herrick of Boston, off Seguin. The
Herrick was ice laden, from the Kennebec.
Farm Buildings: Burned.
GARDINER, July i6.-The farm house and
barn of John NJ. Cove at West Gardiner,
were destroyed by fire last night. Loss
$1,000; insured in the Etna for 500. The
fire was caused 10y defective fiue.
Struck With Stove Cover.
LEWISTON. July 16.-Patrick Flaherty,
aged 60 years, and his wife Margaret had a
dispute last night, which ended in fight.
Margaret struck Patrick on the head with a
stove cover, fracturing the skull, and his re-
covery is doubtful. In fight last year Pat
rick broke several of Margaret's ribs, for
which he served term in jail
Collector Page VIII Not Show Off
ciai Books. vs
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., July 16T-A special
liquor constable from Waldo county, Maine,
has been here this week to examine the spe-
cial tax record in Collector Pages Office, for
the purpose of ascertaining the names OF
persons who have paid retail liquor tax in
Waldo county, with the intention of prose
cutting them under the Maine liquor law
Collector Page refused to allow the party ac-
cess to the official books, as they were In use
by the clerks in his office, and he said he did
not regard himself justified in retarding pub
lie business for the purpose of aiding Maine
law Dowites in their efforts to prevent the
United States officers from collecting the
taxes under the.revenue laws.
Augusta Excited Over Base Ball.
AUGUSTA, July 1.-THE great game of
base ball which Is to come off on the State
grounds at p. M tomorrow, between the
lawyers and business men, is regarded with
much intesest in this section. Some of the
most prominent gentlemen in the city are
connected with it, and big ebullition of fun
is anticipated. Notwithstanding Hon. J. II.
Manley's letter of declination, it is expected
that he will umpire. The National Home
Band has been engaged to furnish music, and
the business establishments of Water street,
will be closed during the afternoon after 4
o'clock, so that all can see the game. A
Water street clothier has presented the bus
iness mems nine with white caps. The stars
and stripes will be displayed on the flag pole,
a hospital tent and stretchers will be at hand
together with the medical staff. Many peo-
pie from out of town are coming to witness
the famous game.
Burned to Death In the Barn.
CAMDEN, July 16.-Alanson Gardeners
barn at R0ckport was destroyed by fire this
morning. Loss about 5000; insured. Fred
Smith, foolish boy, 10 years old, who went
into the barn and set it afire, could not get
out and was burned in it.
Interstate Extradition.
AUGUSTA. July 16.-A letter coming from
the Office of the Chief Executive, New York,
has been received by Gov. Bodwell urging
the desirability of uniform system of rules
and practic in the matter of the Interstate
extradition of fugitives from justice seems
to be conceded. The letter says that with a
uiew of correcting existing evils, correspon-
dence has been had with the governors of
the States which adjoin New York as to the
propriety of conce ID action by all COVER
nors in the adoption of uniform system of
rules and practice. AS the result of this
correspondence, it has been decided to call a
conference of representatives of the different
States and Territories to meet at the Murray
Hill Hotel, in the city of New York, at noon
on the 23d day of August, 1887. 1t is proba-
BILE that it will be arranged to hold the ses-
sions at the rooms of the New York Bar As
sociation.
Theodore w. Dwight, LID, warden Of
the Columbia College Law School, and Sam
uel T. Spear,:the eminent writer on the law
of international and Interstate extradition,
have been invited to meet with the repre-
sentatives.
The letter is signed by the governors OF
Massachusetts,, Vermont, Connecticut, Penn
sylvania and New York. A delegate will be
sent to represent Maine, who will shortly be
appointed.
RIH FIRE IN SACn